tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80031818925195983952024-03-08T15:35:17.679-08:00Drawing for all it's worth...a collective.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-47160033532016296192010-08-15T20:48:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:53:16.663-07:00Painting some sketches.<div>Trying to find a groove. What do I like..................... Need some character ideas to create 3D models out of.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/TGi12skUR-I/AAAAAAAAA2A/O_gq_RA9vxM/s1600/faces.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/TGi12skUR-I/AAAAAAAAA2A/O_gq_RA9vxM/s320/faces.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505850495741478882" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-63612488797288575462010-05-04T21:39:00.000-07:002010-05-04T21:41:32.131-07:00*Moop*<div>More attempts at getting a handle on CS5 Mixer brush.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S-D212--wZI/AAAAAAAAAz0/GyQqkdatOJo/s1600/moop.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S-D212--wZI/AAAAAAAAAz0/GyQqkdatOJo/s320/moop.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467641352780956050" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-19958975455329711592010-04-30T23:17:00.001-07:002010-04-30T23:19:03.568-07:00Play'n with CS5's new Bristol Brushes<div>Gona take some more fudge'n to get the feel for them but dig'n what they are doing.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S9vHm0ZNOPI/AAAAAAAAAzc/Vq9R_cchBxU/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S9vHm0ZNOPI/AAAAAAAAAzc/Vq9R_cchBxU/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466182042457553138" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-25040294335557345512010-03-17T21:55:00.000-07:002010-05-09T16:51:25.380-07:00FDW - Session 22 - Rusty Fun<div>Been a while since my last life drawing. Finally made it out this week with Drew and Sam from work. Borrowed a (guessing) soft compressed tiny charcoal stick; felt good against the news print. Model was average with her poses. Good times.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gzbi01eTI/AAAAAAAAAog/sPxQdSnOIAI/s1600-h/IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gzbi01eTI/AAAAAAAAAog/sPxQdSnOIAI/s320/IMG_0305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834309881264434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzbeNO49I/AAAAAAAAAoY/C8iWdjDgEik/s1600-h/IMG_0306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzbeNO49I/AAAAAAAAAoY/C8iWdjDgEik/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834308641416146" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzMbR2cbI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/1IUdzrGTgzM/s1600-h/IMG_0307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzMbR2cbI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/1IUdzrGTgzM/s320/IMG_0307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834050157441458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzL_bJOlI/AAAAAAAAAoI/uBbbMadI8I8/s1600-h/IMG_0308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzL_bJOlI/AAAAAAAAAoI/uBbbMadI8I8/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449834042680228434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6GzLcFaPdI/AAAAAAAAAoA/tix1ndkKe9U/s1600-h/IMG_0309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy1qT_GqI/AAAAAAAAAno/q4eOnZGanPc/s320/IMG_0312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833659055938210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy1HsszhI/AAAAAAAAAng/2x2ftjlWLrQ/s1600-h/IMG_0313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy1HsszhI/AAAAAAAAAng/2x2ftjlWLrQ/s320/IMG_0313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833649764355602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy0XyZKkI/AAAAAAAAAnY/1H24-sw7nGU/s1600-h/IMG_0314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy0XyZKkI/AAAAAAAAAnY/1H24-sw7nGU/s320/IMG_0314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833636903332418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy0Fw9GrI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/N0d7G0NfvSY/s1600-h/IMG_0315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/S6Gy0Fw9GrI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/N0d7G0NfvSY/s320/IMG_0315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449833632065460914" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#551A8B;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-27024542792178956012009-10-15T22:01:00.000-07:002009-10-15T22:15:37.796-07:00FDW - Session 21 - Average<div>Had some decent forms and shapes happen in this session from last week. Got a bit frustrated at the end as you my notice the model changed dramatically. HEEHEE</div><div><br /></div><div>Attempted to do some portraits. Something I'm normally decent at, failed hard. Couldn't even finish a bad one to post. Need to brush up those skills some more.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I wonder now that I don't have a "teacher" or someone to spot things for me, if I'm moving forward in my skill level to "see." With all the comparing I do of myself to other artists, or more accurately, the bar of expectations I've set so far above my head if that's now hindering my progression. Something to ponder on I reckon.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgBK1CQ5NI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/iRAt1PHVP-Q/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgBK1CQ5NI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/iRAt1PHVP-Q/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061839323063506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgBKJwhVYI/AAAAAAAAAlI/ocBUJm5DwWI/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgBKJwhVYI/AAAAAAAAAlI/ocBUJm5DwWI/s320/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061827705918850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAjRcZfJI/AAAAAAAAAlA/_sxuYd19CtM/s1600-h/IMG_0183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAjRcZfJI/AAAAAAAAAlA/_sxuYd19CtM/s320/IMG_0183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061159754103954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAiuCghJI/AAAAAAAAAk4/mkVCXR0x6sc/s1600-h/IMG_0185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAiuCghJI/AAAAAAAAAk4/mkVCXR0x6sc/s320/IMG_0185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061150250271890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAh2woE0I/AAAAAAAAAkw/YQsuzlgp3ec/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAh2woE0I/AAAAAAAAAkw/YQsuzlgp3ec/s320/IMG_0186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061135411319618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAhDbh9KI/AAAAAAAAAko/suGyyKxHeKs/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAhDbh9KI/AAAAAAAAAko/suGyyKxHeKs/s320/IMG_0187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061121632629922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAgezENlI/AAAAAAAAAkg/tbw3etVl6FY/s1600-h/IMG_0188.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/StgAgezENlI/AAAAAAAAAkg/tbw3etVl6FY/s320/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393061111799232082" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-56888558853082741162009-09-24T19:56:00.001-07:002009-09-24T20:16:53.591-07:00FDW - Session 20 - Rusty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/Srw1AyTpboI/AAAAAAAAAkA/WNWZ34XWI1I/s1600-h/IMG_0087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/Srwyr-jy2MI/AAAAAAAAAi4/9K1pXfG4GO0/s320/IMG_0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385234985537165506" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-20566142546442005682009-07-11T11:44:00.000-07:002009-07-11T11:48:39.577-07:00FDW - Session 19<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljebZnE28I/AAAAAAAAAh4/ShxDKv5ltN0/s1600-h/4865_98975876713_606656713_2483581_1586206_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljebZnE28I/AAAAAAAAAh4/ShxDKv5ltN0/s320/4865_98975876713_606656713_2483581_1586206_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276319069821890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljebOHv5TI/AAAAAAAAAhw/eP-mshhRPkw/s1600-h/4865_98975781713_606656713_2483578_3874142_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljeQuwz2ZI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/KQdY9q3ymr8/s320/4865_98975481713_606656713_2483574_4854523_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276135769233810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljeQet2c2I/AAAAAAAAAhI/VFlYQxaxd08/s1600-h/4865_98975346713_606656713_2483573_7785711_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljeQet2c2I/AAAAAAAAAhI/VFlYQxaxd08/s320/4865_98975346713_606656713_2483573_7785711_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276131461854050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljeQCaCP4I/AAAAAAAAAhA/BehSMG1Hexc/s1600-h/4865_98975946713_606656713_2483582_2859682_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SljeQCaCP4I/AAAAAAAAAhA/BehSMG1Hexc/s320/4865_98975946713_606656713_2483582_2859682_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276123862548354" border="0" /></a><br />Horrible run; too rusty. Proportions getting crazy...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-16605431876027674412009-02-23T21:16:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:16:01.635-08:00BDSM Holy Mountain Temple - Session 1 & 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOIIOqDZjI/AAAAAAAAAes/CnsIyAccsh4/s1600-h/IMG00034-20090223-2305.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOIIOqDZjI/AAAAAAAAAes/CnsIyAccsh4/s320/IMG00034-20090223-2305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306234460927387186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOHHaSS9VI/AAAAAAAAAek/-s525aAnUzg/s1600-h/IMG00033-20090223-2304.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD-As6izI/AAAAAAAAAdU/rN53VM3FI2I/s320/IMG00023-20090223-2259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306229887336090418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD-ImR2kI/AAAAAAAAAdM/FJEpGAcl4OY/s1600-h/IMG00022-20090223-2259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD-ImR2kI/AAAAAAAAAdM/FJEpGAcl4OY/s320/IMG00022-20090223-2259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306229889455741506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD94iVULI/AAAAAAAAAdE/ZeqFn_WRxgs/s1600-h/IMG00021-20090223-2258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD94iVULI/AAAAAAAAAdE/ZeqFn_WRxgs/s320/IMG00021-20090223-2258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306229885144223922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD9kNRHcI/AAAAAAAAAc8/01LsCI2R6EY/s1600-h/IMG00020-20090223-2258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD9kNRHcI/AAAAAAAAAc8/01LsCI2R6EY/s320/IMG00020-20090223-2258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306229879687159234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD9kLpdVI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Q6pNBKyuHnU/s1600-h/IMG00019-20090223-2258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SaOD9kLpdVI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Q6pNBKyuHnU/s320/IMG00019-20090223-2258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306229879680365906" border="0" /></a><br />Well here is an interesting Life Drawing group. <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Kinky-Figure-Drawing/">The Holy Mountain Temple</a>, which is a BDSM dungeon as their main business. On Monday evenings they hold a life drawing session. Each week they pick a theme to help the models get into character. My first sessions theme was Humiliation. While the theme was really good, I think the models could have used some more direction. Holy Mountain Temple has only been doing this for about 3 months so some are fairly new I'd assume. More practice and Zaynab who runs Holy Mountain seems open to suggestions for improvement.<br /><br />The idea may seem tacky to some. I really enjoy seeing two models in outfits and a suggested theme to bring some extra life into life drawing. The props are of course great! Seeing a 50+ year old man on a spank bench is pretty amusing.<br /><br />One thing I would enjoy and I think would assist in the models getting further into character would be aggressive music playing too. It might be worth filling the atmosphere with additional sounds to accompany the theme.<br /><br />Session two had the theme of Bullying. The two models did a great job. The woman there tonight (I forgot her name) had done traditional posing previously. She had wonderfully dynamic poses. The men so far have been good but a little stiff (eek, bad pun) and new to the craft.<br /><br />I've brought a very small sketch book to each of the sessions. It's been a long time since I've done any life drawing that small. Very cramped but to my surprise, some turned out rather nice. The shots are all placed out of order. See if you can guess which one came from what session to see if I did my job right.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-56137081003624566352009-02-05T20:21:00.001-08:002009-02-05T20:25:20.902-08:00FDW - Session 18<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SYu7b2hHdSI/AAAAAAAAAcs/ALpndJ1I1ws/s1600-h/IMG00011-20090205-1255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SYu7b2hHdSI/AAAAAAAAAcs/ALpndJ1I1ws/s320/IMG00011-20090205-1255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299535473696797986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SYu7b0w7RJI/AAAAAAAAAck/4B1RRoW9WKo/s1600-h/IMG00010-20090205-1254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SYu7B9G2H1I/AAAAAAAAAbs/mS_sSf3DnW4/s320/IMG00003-20090205-1252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299535028789059410" border="0" /></a><br />Rough session; lots of mini heads.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-22014621270423472682009-01-23T11:12:00.001-08:002009-01-23T23:01:24.457-08:00FDW - Session 17<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoW3-1lWYI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/cacx5JvPow4/s1600-h/IMG00013-20090123-1303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoW3-1lWYI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/cacx5JvPow4/s320/IMG00013-20090123-1303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294569462943799682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoW30aLd5I/AAAAAAAAAaI/M1XNKWxngAs/s1600-h/IMG00011-20090123-1303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv3m4_KI/AAAAAAAAAZo/3bHy3f6a2DM/s320/IMG00007-20090123-1302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294569323564170402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv0R2ugI/AAAAAAAAAZg/S8_UFvoCIh0/s1600-h/IMG00006-20090123-1302.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv0R2ugI/AAAAAAAAAZg/S8_UFvoCIh0/s320/IMG00006-20090123-1302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294569322670635522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv-Jh77I/AAAAAAAAAZY/R5ywQi6vGLo/s1600-h/IMG00005-20090123-1301.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv-Jh77I/AAAAAAAAAZY/R5ywQi6vGLo/s320/IMG00005-20090123-1301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294569325320073138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv_j-v9I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/yNI3ZmC5mJE/s1600-h/IMG00003-20090123-1300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SXoWv_j-v9I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/yNI3ZmC5mJE/s320/IMG00003-20090123-1300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294569325699448786" border="0" /></a><br />Well finally back at the Figure Drawing Workshop again. Between holidays and my car door randomly staying frozen shut, it was hard to make it there the past few weeks.<br /><br />This session I tried to focus more on getting the face, torso, and pelvis structures aligned properly. I find that my faces have a hard time pointing in the right direction. Simplifying these masses into boxes help orient the features better later. Ron Lemen suggested in his video to use the top of the forehead along with the chin to finding the parallel lines that converge to form the initial orientation for the head box. That tip has been helping.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-49535684653660928842008-12-03T21:05:00.001-08:002008-12-03T21:10:22.961-08:00FDW - Session 16<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdmM0EsI3I/AAAAAAAAAYA/FON71A7Z3hw/s1600-h/1203082257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdmM0EsI3I/AAAAAAAAAYA/FON71A7Z3hw/s320/1203082257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797858810602354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdmMjYLJJI/AAAAAAAAAX4/2xyuLSHUHUM/s1600-h/1203082256b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdmMjYLJJI/AAAAAAAAAX4/2xyuLSHUHUM/s320/1203082256b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797854328923282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdmMBPRAcI/AAAAAAAAAXw/LL9VgOet1L8/s1600-h/1203082256a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdmMBPRAcI/AAAAAAAAAXw/LL9VgOet1L8/s320/1203082256a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797845164753346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlqB6B7kI/AAAAAAAAAXo/eTYl1JOWEYk/s1600-h/1203082256.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlqB6B7kI/AAAAAAAAAXo/eTYl1JOWEYk/s320/1203082256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797261228568130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlp_1MpAI/AAAAAAAAAXg/n1QwdkW9f4s/s1600-h/1203082255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlp_1MpAI/AAAAAAAAAXg/n1QwdkW9f4s/s320/1203082255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797260671427586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlp94QpmI/AAAAAAAAAXY/TFW034DZJls/s1600-h/1203082254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlp94QpmI/AAAAAAAAAXY/TFW034DZJls/s320/1203082254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797260147402338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlphJ7mBI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/Cb-IGsgyKgs/s1600-h/1203082253a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlphJ7mBI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/Cb-IGsgyKgs/s320/1203082253a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797252436891666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlpSuEGVI/AAAAAAAAAXI/W0k9O0gLfoE/s1600-h/1203082253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STdlpSuEGVI/AAAAAAAAAXI/W0k9O0gLfoE/s320/1203082253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275797248561912146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-48025173184661159442008-12-02T19:18:00.001-08:002008-12-02T19:40:38.964-08:00FDW - Session 15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX7XUIIljI/AAAAAAAAAXA/Dtcl4aSyiK4/s1600-h/1201081308a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX7XUIIljI/AAAAAAAAAXA/Dtcl4aSyiK4/s320/1201081308a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398916492793394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX7XckOGDI/AAAAAAAAAW4/V-f7qRmk2lw/s1600-h/1201081308.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX7XckOGDI/AAAAAAAAAW4/V-f7qRmk2lw/s320/1201081308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398918758078514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX7XNrJ3mI/AAAAAAAAAWw/F7GTwT6bmnc/s1600-h/1201081307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX7XNrJ3mI/AAAAAAAAAWw/F7GTwT6bmnc/s320/1201081307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398914760629858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_gTk8KI/AAAAAAAAAWo/lg1FYFj832M/s1600-h/1201081306a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_gTk8KI/AAAAAAAAAWo/lg1FYFj832M/s320/1201081306a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398507445153954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_ZFGXhI/AAAAAAAAAWg/-dgNsuHxjFE/s1600-h/1201081306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_ZFGXhI/AAAAAAAAAWg/-dgNsuHxjFE/s320/1201081306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398505505381906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_DNK83I/AAAAAAAAAWY/CeI4mUjpCMs/s1600-h/1201081305a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_DNK83I/AAAAAAAAAWY/CeI4mUjpCMs/s320/1201081305a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398499633656690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_HO_FpI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/1kCeA60PUco/s1600-h/1201081305.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6_HO_FpI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/1kCeA60PUco/s320/1201081305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398500715009682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6-9yF9_I/AAAAAAAAAWI/ohOWs01q3-k/s1600-h/1201081304.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/STX6-9yF9_I/AAAAAAAAAWI/ohOWs01q3-k/s320/1201081304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275398498177906674" border="0" /></a><br />I recently picked up "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/J-C-Leyendecker-Laurence-S-Cutler/dp/0810995212/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228274647&sr=8-1">J.C. Leyendecker</a>", a newly published book on his work. There are so many beautiful illustrations in here. I can't get over his "chiseled" understanding of form, structure, and value. Every painting is like a Greek statute that you could reach out and feel. He does this with such precise brush control, fallowing form to reinforce the structure and illusion of space. Joe was also very adamant about not using photo reference; always used models (and was in love with one for his whole career.)<br /><br />This has me pondering some directions I'd like to take when I move into painting at the Figure Drawing Workshop. I'll start out as simple as I can by using only black and white oil paints or possibly guache. Focusing on matching value and using brush strokes with form. Doing this for the longer 10-25 minute poses will pose a challenge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-32191394032599498642008-10-23T17:34:00.001-07:002008-10-23T18:25:13.781-07:00FDW - Session 14<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEY6XPPU-I/AAAAAAAAAVg/HvIyEv3iqz4/s1600-h/1023081926b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEY6XPPU-I/AAAAAAAAAVg/HvIyEv3iqz4/s320/1023081926b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260513230694863842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEY6AfTKPI/AAAAAAAAAVY/auedv8ZPX4g/s1600-h/1023081926a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEY6AfTKPI/AAAAAAAAAVY/auedv8ZPX4g/s320/1023081926a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260513224588208370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEY51zHYjI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/9twdkSdEwIU/s1600-h/1023081926.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 216px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEYQ_xaDGI/AAAAAAAAATg/MjPWSg1iP6k/s320/1008081824a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260512520021085282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEYQ-YQdaI/AAAAAAAAATY/HGASXJJ1ymI/s1600-h/1008081824.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEYQ-YQdaI/AAAAAAAAATY/HGASXJJ1ymI/s320/1008081824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260512519647163810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEYQjGMtZI/AAAAAAAAATQ/9QYo92OGQDk/s1600-h/1008081823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SQEYQjGMtZI/AAAAAAAAATQ/9QYo92OGQDk/s320/1008081823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260512512323663250" border="0" /></a><br />Few sessions worth. Some good, some bad. One of the recent models complimented me on my likeness and sense of form. Nice to hear that from someone who sees lots of artist in the city constantly. Trying to give my drawings more sense of weight and spacial depth. Also trying to keep my mind on not going to dark on skin tone shadows. It's easy to press down too hard when trying to refine an area. Practice, practice, practice.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-7989857114540166912008-09-25T17:39:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:53:05.976-07:00FDW - Session 13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxGjFzPkI/AAAAAAAAARY/1HSuzXaLWyo/s1600-h/0925081533a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxGjFzPkI/AAAAAAAAARY/1HSuzXaLWyo/s320/0925081533a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250125254175702594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxG44zSHI/AAAAAAAAARg/tmNlQSicZ4g/s1600-h/0925081533b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxG44zSHI/AAAAAAAAARg/tmNlQSicZ4g/s320/0925081533b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250125260026759282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxHJ_zbmI/AAAAAAAAARo/X2qnNsdzowA/s1600-h/0925081534.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxHJ_zbmI/AAAAAAAAARo/X2qnNsdzowA/s320/0925081534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250125264619531874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxHMUeFfI/AAAAAAAAARw/F6S9goS9uLU/s1600-h/0925081534a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwxHMUeFfI/AAAAAAAAARw/F6S9goS9uLU/s320/0925081534a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250125265243084274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsGvf_hI/AAAAAAAAAQw/xk2YKHF5T1c/s1600-h/0925081530.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsGvf_hI/AAAAAAAAAQw/xk2YKHF5T1c/s320/0925081530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250124799889374738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsOlNlmI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/vB3zMrAWkJY/s1600-h/0925081531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsOlNlmI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/vB3zMrAWkJY/s320/0925081531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250124801993709154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsR4fKWI/AAAAAAAAARA/M9-i90g_bUk/s1600-h/0925081532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsR4fKWI/AAAAAAAAARA/M9-i90g_bUk/s320/0925081532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250124802879859042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsRAY5-I/AAAAAAAAARI/rrM2ezyUABc/s1600-h/0925081532a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwsRAY5-I/AAAAAAAAARI/rrM2ezyUABc/s320/0925081532a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250124802644568034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwszcUdMI/AAAAAAAAARQ/GAVK_1WpIgg/s1600-h/0925081533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SNwwszcUdMI/AAAAAAAAARQ/GAVK_1WpIgg/s320/0925081533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250124811888522434" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoyed this weeks run. Couple train wrecks. Still trying to find a good system for blocking in hand/finger shapes quickly. With this new charcoal chunk that I'm using it makes it really easy to lay in some really nice shadow forms. Given some more practice and I think I'll make some really stunningly realistic pieces; all under 25 minutes too. Good times.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-63422151472604913692008-09-04T17:49:00.000-07:002008-09-04T17:58:40.154-07:00FDW - Session 12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCxO10EAI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/ZCxtrXGmt4s/s1600-h/0904081817a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCxO10EAI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/ZCxtrXGmt4s/s320/0904081817a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333748568264706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCxdB1UHI/AAAAAAAAAPY/Y4D_1MkM5Ss/s1600-h/0904081817b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCxdB1UHI/AAAAAAAAAPY/Y4D_1MkM5Ss/s320/0904081817b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333752376774770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCxn9WKVI/AAAAAAAAAPg/LSDauceNyws/s1600-h/0904081818.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCxn9WKVI/AAAAAAAAAPg/LSDauceNyws/s320/0904081818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333755310745938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCcSskPPI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-7VhilCS_Vs/s1600-h/0904081815.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCcSskPPI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-7VhilCS_Vs/s320/0904081815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333388825967858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCcrL04dI/AAAAAAAAAOw/aJ0TOGb9xWg/s1600-h/0904081816.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCcrL04dI/AAAAAAAAAOw/aJ0TOGb9xWg/s320/0904081816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333395399533010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCdLNJjtI/AAAAAAAAAO4/rJ0vEbdF5mU/s1600-h/0904081816a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCdLNJjtI/AAAAAAAAAO4/rJ0vEbdF5mU/s320/0904081816a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333403995016914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCdN9B8iI/AAAAAAAAAPA/GTxiH1ajx2Y/s1600-h/0904081816b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCdN9B8iI/AAAAAAAAAPA/GTxiH1ajx2Y/s320/0904081816b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333404732715554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCdbO9SJI/AAAAAAAAAPI/T69AGHcOQsE/s1600-h/0904081817.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SMCCdbO9SJI/AAAAAAAAAPI/T69AGHcOQsE/s320/0904081817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242333408297568402" border="0" /></a><br />Session 12 went really good. I started using a new type of compressed charcoal. Using that along with the silky smooth paper pads from Dick Blick makes for some really nice gestural surfaces. Still had a few small head syndromes and maybe a couple long legs. She was a tall girl though. I'll get the specific charcoal and paper names and post them in the near future.<br /><br />I feel my structural marks are becoming a lot more confident. Certain poses I lose some of that confidence with fore-shortening. I'm learning new ways to block out those shapes when they overlapping and complex in subtle transitions.<br /><br />Practice, practice practice....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-90432310097944376142008-08-21T21:43:00.000-07:002008-08-21T21:51:08.740-07:00FDW - Session 11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNLZEn6I/AAAAAAAAAOA/volWWapyDyE/s1600-h/0821081143b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNLZEn6I/AAAAAAAAAOA/volWWapyDyE/s320/0821081143b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237199509377032098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNKvLnYI/AAAAAAAAAOI/1rme6fWA3sQ/s1600-h/0821081144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNKvLnYI/AAAAAAAAAOI/1rme6fWA3sQ/s320/0821081144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237199509201329538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNPJU8yI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/A4WcsLChOq8/s1600-h/0821081144a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNPJU8yI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/A4WcsLChOq8/s320/0821081144a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237199510384735010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNTyYmNI/AAAAAAAAAOY/dFpBvawz5eQ/s1600-h/0821081144b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNTyYmNI/AAAAAAAAAOY/dFpBvawz5eQ/s320/0821081144b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237199511630682322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNbvhoVI/AAAAAAAAAOg/HmfDHprj10U/s1600-h/0821081145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5FNbvhoVI/AAAAAAAAAOg/HmfDHprj10U/s320/0821081145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237199513766175058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5Em9gg-KI/AAAAAAAAANY/jtrwFFChajk/s1600-h/0821081141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5Em9gg-KI/AAAAAAAAANY/jtrwFFChajk/s320/0821081141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237198852815124642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5Emxc4PXI/AAAAAAAAANg/roppuYZEVCk/s1600-h/0821081142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5Emxc4PXI/AAAAAAAAANg/roppuYZEVCk/s320/0821081142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237198849578646898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5Em4fp6kI/AAAAAAAAANo/8xPqNGx4wEI/s1600-h/0821081142a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5Em4fp6kI/AAAAAAAAANo/8xPqNGx4wEI/s320/0821081142a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237198851469339202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5EnDf0x7I/AAAAAAAAANw/_89ITr76p24/s1600-h/0821081143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5EnDf0x7I/AAAAAAAAANw/_89ITr76p24/s320/0821081143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237198854422841266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5EnGLLG6I/AAAAAAAAAN4/K1n9VBdmBig/s1600-h/0821081143a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SK5EnGLLG6I/AAAAAAAAAN4/K1n9VBdmBig/s320/0821081143a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237198855141530530" border="0" /></a><br />Some decent ones this week. My quick gestures got off to a rough start, didn't have many I liked. The longer poses went good though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-54243401454013214652008-08-18T22:33:00.000-07:002008-08-18T22:41:00.810-07:00FDW - Session 10Train wrecks below:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbrfqdK3I/AAAAAAAAAMw/eT0WPywbixA/s1600-h/0815081008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbrfqdK3I/AAAAAAAAAMw/eT0WPywbixA/s320/0815081008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236098319563697010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbrniptsI/AAAAAAAAAM4/L7xCIlWxEPM/s1600-h/0815081010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbrniptsI/AAAAAAAAAM4/L7xCIlWxEPM/s320/0815081010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236098321678448322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbr1T0ayI/AAAAAAAAANA/svA268mTDxo/s1600-h/0815081011a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbr1T0ayI/AAAAAAAAANA/svA268mTDxo/s320/0815081011a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236098325374331682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbsIemwgI/AAAAAAAAANI/0Vb_fOagFqg/s1600-h/0815081012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpbsIemwgI/AAAAAAAAANI/0Vb_fOagFqg/s320/0815081012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236098330519847426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpb1L-KA7I/AAAAAAAAANQ/4oDI3z3Vw5U/s1600-h/0815081012a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SKpb1L-KA7I/AAAAAAAAANQ/4oDI3z3Vw5U/s320/0815081012a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236098486076310450" border="0" /></a><br />Portrait sketch is very generic and bad. I'm not making good use of highlights and half-tones. Still trying to find a method when doing life drawing that can provide satisfying results. Guys like Drew Hill and Tae just nail it. Even the work they think is crappy I think is fantastic.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-90610899100973418512008-08-06T22:02:00.001-07:002008-08-06T22:11:20.897-07:00Hobo Viking Link?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SJqCBQ2EQqI/AAAAAAAAAMg/8A1_q0YYDuw/s1600-h/hobolink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SJqCBQ2EQqI/AAAAAAAAAMg/8A1_q0YYDuw/s320/hobolink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231636875357471394" border="0" /></a><br />Mess'n roun' with Painter still. I like his head, hat, and arms the rest could be erased. [Mental note, research more standing poses.] Doing some sketches for a group blog called <a href="http://thoughtfaucet.blogspot.com/">Thought Faucet</a>. They organize daily, weekly, and monthly drawing subjects. Fun stuff. I have a couple ideas floating around for the Link redesign, this was one-ish.<br /><br />Oh, sketch started out in <a href="http://al.chemy.org/">Alchemy</a>. It looked like the fallowing before Painter got a hold of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SJqDb7SdfmI/AAAAAAAAAMo/FiCo-azteTY/s1600-h/alchemy_link.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SJqDb7SdfmI/AAAAAAAAAMo/FiCo-azteTY/s320/alchemy_link.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231638432939081314" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-59059552552043843142008-07-29T21:46:00.001-07:002008-07-29T23:26:31.632-07:00The Andrew Jones Effect or Playing with Abstract Silhouette Designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SI_1nNyK1sI/AAAAAAAAAKM/zyNiIp1Vcjw/s1600-h/alchemy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SI_1nNyK1sI/AAAAAAAAAKM/zyNiIp1Vcjw/s320/alchemy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228667746464224962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SI_1nadTFsI/AAAAAAAAAKU/NiAdMCycYNI/s1600-h/blots1_photoshop.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SI_1nadTFsI/AAAAAAAAAKU/NiAdMCycYNI/s320/blots1_photoshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228667749866346178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SI_1ndAQ8qI/AAAAAAAAAKc/mYlv1tk1ZiA/s1600-h/blots_painter.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SI_1ndAQ8qI/AAAAAAAAAKc/mYlv1tk1ZiA/s320/blots_painter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228667750549877410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow... have I got a program for you -- Its called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alchemy</span> and it's Free! (<a href="http://al.chemy.org/">http://al.chemy.org/</a> Still early in design<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>)<br /><br />Rather than blunder over my own words to describe the program, here is a snipit from their website:<br /><div class="block"> <div class="quote"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Alchemy is an open drawing project aimed at exploring how we can sketch, draw, and create on computers in new ways. Alchemy isn’t software for creating finished artwork, but rather a sketching environment that focuses on the absolute initial stage of the creation process. Experimental in nature, Alchemy lets you brainstorm visually to explore an expanded range of ideas and possibilities in a serendipitous way. "</span><br /></div></div> <p class="endp">One of the big names being pushed along with this program is famed <a href="http://www.androidjones.com/">Andrew Jones</a> for his very unique and creative style. He stresses the importance of accepting all artistic applications as a means to an end. Not that Photoshop is better than Painter or that Mudbox is better than Zbrush. They can all have a creative hand in the final product/object/piece. An interesting fellow indeed.<br /></p><p class="endp">After playing around with Alchemy, it would be easy to fall into the "Andrew Jones effect" but if you stick to what you know, this program still generates really fascinating quirky/happy accidents as you draw. It's almost the digital equivalent to building up ink spatters till forms and shapes are discovered. The silhouette thumb nailing approach is really fast and fun with this application.<br /></p><p class="endp">I created a few design in Alchemy then to Photoshop and then finally in Painter. Really easy, really enjoyable work flow and I could see spending many hours doing this method. Or just to get away from all the illustrative rules and make some abstract work.<br /></p><p class="endp"><br /></p><p class="endp">Check out Andrew's demo of Alchemy Below:<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zYYSxZZzgjc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zYYSxZZzgjc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></p><p class="endp"><br /></p><p class="endp"><br /></p><p class="endp"></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-58358668078222633702008-07-24T21:01:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:04:14.974-07:00Character & some Silhouette ship designs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIlQbI3dFVI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/1kMi7OkFJ5w/s1600-h/character.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIlQbI3dFVI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/1kMi7OkFJ5w/s320/character.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226797269706937682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIlQbb_WrpI/AAAAAAAAAKE/xVGB9o48Sek/s1600-h/shipdesigns.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIlQbb_WrpI/AAAAAAAAAKE/xVGB9o48Sek/s320/shipdesigns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226797274840346258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Character: Meh... generic large man with a glowy bit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-24843565688905340382008-07-24T17:30:00.000-07:002008-07-29T20:01:42.060-07:00FDW - Session 9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf5Sk6UZI/AAAAAAAAAJc/6THnlfUk1lQ/s1600-h/0723082226b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf5Sk6UZI/AAAAAAAAAJc/6THnlfUk1lQ/s320/0723082226b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743911639830930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf5dbRPjI/AAAAAAAAAJk/hmjHexiaAYw/s1600-h/0723082227.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf5dbRPjI/AAAAAAAAAJk/hmjHexiaAYw/s320/0723082227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743914552180274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf5n21pII/AAAAAAAAAJs/9D__MZk756I/s1600-h/0723082227a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf5n21pII/AAAAAAAAAJs/9D__MZk756I/s320/0723082227a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743917352166530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf57yf5II/AAAAAAAAAJ0/c_YFvXWs0lI/s1600-h/0723082227b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkf57yf5II/AAAAAAAAAJ0/c_YFvXWs0lI/s320/0723082227b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743922702673026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVcq2E_I/AAAAAAAAAIs/Uc-PytNsUBI/s1600-h/0723082222.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVcq2E_I/AAAAAAAAAIs/Uc-PytNsUBI/s320/0723082222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743295873782770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVnV_x3I/AAAAAAAAAI0/txGWCUgl54o/s1600-h/0723082223.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVnV_x3I/AAAAAAAAAI0/txGWCUgl54o/s320/0723082223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743298739128178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVg9UBhI/AAAAAAAAAI8/2cnqnSiqvu8/s1600-h/0723082223a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVg9UBhI/AAAAAAAAAI8/2cnqnSiqvu8/s320/0723082223a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743297024984594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVxqhSJI/AAAAAAAAAJE/WwYbXdq1IzE/s1600-h/0723082223b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIkfVxqhSJI/AAAAAAAAAJE/WwYbXdq1IzE/s320/0723082223b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226743301509564562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yesterdays FDW train wrecks. Some alright ones. I spoke a bit with Georgios (He runs the Drawing Workshop studio) about the classes he teaches there. With 50+ some years of experience he feels that most colleges don't teach students how to "see" through an object. To understand it's structure first before going into the techniques like value, line, color, etc. I agreed with most of what he said. He mentioned that the way he teaches is heavy influenced by the way Michelangelo thought on art. I have a horrible memory so forgive my lack of details or further explanations.<br /><br />Many sought after concept artists preach aspiring artists on the internet to get a solid understanding of form and structure. Knowing and practicing these methods will greatly enhance an artists ability to convey whatever he or she wants. Finding a school that teaches this foundation rigorously could be hard find. I assume there are some out there still some where. For now, they can seek out Georgios.<br /><br />"Without the desire to develop our ability to see three dimensionally, as artists we can never rise above mediocrity." -Georgios Allpokorites<br /><br />I may take up his class which is very reasonably priced and offered at night. Some great photos of his studio can be found here: <a href="http://www.drawingworkshopchicago.com/">http://www.drawingworkshopchicago.com/</a><br /><br />Now... on to that character for tonight!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-82499655273703019412008-07-22T20:47:00.000-07:002008-07-29T20:01:02.758-07:00Character + Getting a handle on Painter X<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIaqeQ6gI1I/AAAAAAAAAIk/7OPI4LGCMBs/s1600-h/charcter1_20080722.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SIaqeQ6gI1I/AAAAAAAAAIk/7OPI4LGCMBs/s320/charcter1_20080722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226051854523179858" border="0" /></a><br />Couple hour sketch. Attempting to get a feel for Painter X and it's interface/customizations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-79603889211483674202008-07-13T14:01:00.001-07:002008-07-13T14:09:12.274-07:00FDW - Sessions 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuq5coVHI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Qay2ObpANYg/s1600-h/0709082331b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuq5coVHI/AAAAAAAAAIU/Qay2ObpANYg/s320/0709082331b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608401143977074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpurFFMMaI/AAAAAAAAAIc/vC6g80FsnC0/s1600-h/0709082332.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpurFFMMaI/AAAAAAAAAIc/vC6g80FsnC0/s320/0709082332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608404266889634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVat8xVI/AAAAAAAAAHs/IBM7VAu5IPo/s1600-h/0709082329a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVat8xVI/AAAAAAAAAHs/IBM7VAu5IPo/s320/0709082329a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608032117867858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVulavEI/AAAAAAAAAH0/3LUxEm-87kw/s1600-h/0709082330.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVulavEI/AAAAAAAAAH0/3LUxEm-87kw/s320/0709082330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608037450792002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVh4D3qI/AAAAAAAAAH8/pfHCEYIfygU/s1600-h/0709082330a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVh4D3qI/AAAAAAAAAH8/pfHCEYIfygU/s320/0709082330a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608034039324322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVplNUBI/AAAAAAAAAIE/4cZ4RpptJDQ/s1600-h/0709082331.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuVplNUBI/AAAAAAAAAIE/4cZ4RpptJDQ/s320/0709082331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608036107735058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuV7jBUMI/AAAAAAAAAIM/uD1F3qygCU0/s1600-h/0709082331a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHpuV7jBUMI/AAAAAAAAAIM/uD1F3qygCU0/s320/0709082331a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222608040930398402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvNQtJYI/AAAAAAAAAHE/GPCrkSlkLjM/s1600-h/0709082326a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvNQtJYI/AAAAAAAAAHE/GPCrkSlkLjM/s320/0709082326a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222607375670519170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvTqRj3I/AAAAAAAAAHM/XTiPkfOdyaY/s1600-h/0709082327.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvTqRj3I/AAAAAAAAAHM/XTiPkfOdyaY/s320/0709082327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222607377388375922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvaG3dAI/AAAAAAAAAHU/de19ijfoLvo/s1600-h/0709082327a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvaG3dAI/AAAAAAAAAHU/de19ijfoLvo/s320/0709082327a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222607379118912514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvu7nIbI/AAAAAAAAAHk/o_j37Tod9H4/s1600-h/0709082329.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHptvu7nIbI/AAAAAAAAAHk/o_j37Tod9H4/s320/0709082329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222607384708850098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few more train wrecks mixed in with a couple decent ones.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-37844455985679632252008-07-07T20:40:00.001-07:002008-07-07T21:07:51.081-07:00FDW - Sessions 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjbyAeNJI/AAAAAAAAAGc/T_n4fHqm-AQ/s1600-h/0703081639.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjbyAeNJI/AAAAAAAAAGc/T_n4fHqm-AQ/s320/0703081639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220484984495551634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjcM3d6TI/AAAAAAAAAGk/uk8O4W46bW0/s1600-h/0703081640.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjcM3d6TI/AAAAAAAAAGk/uk8O4W46bW0/s320/0703081640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220484991705540914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjcn3iHJI/AAAAAAAAAGs/R3U6p29ugA0/s1600-h/0703081640a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjcn3iHJI/AAAAAAAAAGs/R3U6p29ugA0/s320/0703081640a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220484998953573522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjc3G_tDI/AAAAAAAAAG0/Urgwo1EgXmo/s1600-h/0703081640b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjc3G_tDI/AAAAAAAAAG0/Urgwo1EgXmo/s320/0703081640b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220485003044959282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjdNRzuKI/AAAAAAAAAG8/xHLRKtnbog0/s1600-h/0703081640c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHLjdNRzuKI/AAAAAAAAAG8/xHLRKtnbog0/s320/0703081640c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220485008995891362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had a good week last week. I'm enjoying the larger chunks of lightly compressed charcoal (had some old stuff, not exactly sure what type it is.) I can make and control lots of happy accidents and mistakes can be easily wiped away. The only problem is that this charcoal has little permanence on the paper. Ideally I'll find a clean up charcoal that I can combine the two. So far any I've tried to combine have resulted in different hues between the two types of charcoal.<br /><br />I'm still getting a bit of the small-head-syndrome; gota' keep an eye out for that. Since these drawing sessions go so fast it's easy to forget to step back for a quick look.<br /><br />Still really bad phone camera shots. In the coming months I'll look into a half-way decent digital camera.<br /><br />I'm still digesting a lot of <a href="http://ronlemen.blogspot.com/">Ron Lemen's</a> videos over at <a href="http://www.xtrain.com/">Xtrain.com</a>. Very informative stuff.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003181892519598395.post-45999277078607021382008-07-07T07:40:00.000-07:002008-07-07T07:50:24.644-07:00July is Rest of Leg Month.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHIsffDg9yI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Iiv1_lGfLrA/s1600-h/100103-004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rESrAE0WW9E/SHIsffDg9yI/AAAAAAAAAGU/Iiv1_lGfLrA/s320/100103-004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220283837499635490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've been doing good on remember the names of the muscles on the upper thigh region. I'll continue to study and memorize more muscles. I don't want to burn out on learning all these so I'm going to continue at my own pace as needed. Understanding the structure of anatomy can greatly increase an artists eye for subtle changes and how to exaggerate when needed. Going to the Figure Drawing Workshop each week reminds me of the need to keep studying. The models that George brings in are wonderful and normally have great character. To have at my fingertips answers about muscles and why the form is looking the way it does helps tremendously during complicated poses and foreshortening.<br /><br />I'll be posting last weeks FDW sketches soon (if not tonight.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0